English dictionary
kill
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile
noun
- the act of terminating a life
noun
- the body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal
verb
- end or extinguish by forceful means
verb
- destroy a vitally essential quality of or in
verb
- cause to cease operating
verb
- tire out completely
verb
- mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
verb
- drink down entirely
verb
- cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
verb
- cause the death of, without intention
verb
- deprive of life
verb
- hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
verb
- overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
verb
- be the source of great pain for
verb
- thwart the passage of
verb
- be fatal
Example sentences
the pilot reported two kills during the mission
Stamp out poverty!
Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods
kill the engine
The daily stress of her work is killing her
kill these lines in the President's speech
He downed three martinis before dinner
She killed a bottle of brandy that night
They popped a few beers after work
This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank
The farmer killed a pig for the holidays
She was killed in the collision of three cars
AIDS has killed thousands in Africa
She killed the ball
He killed the ball
The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!
These new shoes are killing me!
kill a motion
he shot down the student's proposal
cigarettes kill
drunken driving kills